alcoólatra
/aɫ.ˈkwɔ.lɐ.tɾɐ/
The verdict
“alcoólatra” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #22,203 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #22,203
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - praticante da alcoolatria
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alcoólatra |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /aɫ.ˈkwɔ.lɐ.tɾɐ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #22,203 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alcoólatra” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for alcoólatra is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /aɫ.ˈkwɔ.lɐ.tɾɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #22,203 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for alcoólatra, with forms such as "acloólatra", "alccoólatra", and "alcolóatra". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is alcoólatra, spelled A-L-C-O-Ó-L-A-T-R-A.
Definition
- 1praticante da alcoolatria
- 2pessoa que sofre de alcoolatria ou de alcoolismo
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acloólatra,alccoólatra,alcolóatra,alcoóaltra,alcoólarta,alcoólatar,alcoólatrra,alcoólattra,alcoóllatra,alcoóltara,alcóolatra,allcoólatra,alocólatra,lacoólatra
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alcoólatra - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “alcoólatra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-L-C-O-Ó-L-A-T-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /aɫ.ˈkwɔ.lɐ.tɾɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.